Atlanta Business Radio

Creative entrepreneur with a background in comedy and a love for storytelling, Loren O'Brien is the co-founder of production company MOMAKES in Atlanta – who just received "Best Branded Entertainment Production Company 2020" award at the USA Media Innovator Awards. After many years writing and performing comedy in London, Loren received TNC's Woman of the [...]

Allison Palestrini is the Atlanta Ambassador for No Kid Hungry. The 14th annual Give Me Five for No Kid Hungry has gone virtual! On Sunday, August 30th at 6 p.m., join Billy Shore, co-founder of Share Our Strength, and George McKerrow, CEO of Ted's Montana Grill, alongside Georgia-based hunger relief partners for an engaging conversation on [...]

Matt Bouchner, Co-Founder of MealMe, is a foodie and serious home cook from South Louisiana. After realizing the chef life wasn't for him, Matt started a drop-shipping company in high school, then went off to business school at Emory. Matt's background is in sales, having sold wine for a polo player and software at SurveyMonkey. [...]

Lindsay Hively oversees marketing and partnerships for local shop The Ballog. She founded the mission-based retailer with her sister and mom in 2015 after years hosting a pop-up night market of the same name. In addition to her retail role, she manages operations and business development for a sales rep company that works with base [...]

Madison Blankenship joined the Sparkloft Media team in Atlanta in 2015 as a content strategist, now overseeing account management and content strategy for a broad spectrum of clients including airports, hotels and convention & visitors bureaus. Follow Sparkloft Media on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. What You'll Learn in This Episode How Sparkloft Media's services as [...]

Maryellen Stockton works with small businesses and start-ups to help them create human connections in remote teams. Her 7+ years of experience in the field allows her to know the best practices for working well remotely and how it can be a platform for organizations to build a great company culture and become more productive. [...]

"We will never go back to where we were." Quint Studer is no stranger to the worlds of business, leadership and community. With his involvement in businesses of varying industries (including a minor league baseball team, a nonprofit organization, a coffee shop, office space, retail operation--to name a few), Quint not only strives to keep [...]

Katharine Mobley is an award-winning marketing executive with over years experience delivering strategic, data-driven marketing campaigns for technology companies. Currently, she leads global marketing efforts for First Advantage, the global leader in background check and drug screening solutions. A self-professed data geek and social media addict, Mobley is in her third term as CMO. Before [...]

Scott Rosenblum is Principal a Co-Founder in venture capital firm NMG Holdings where he is fortunate to hold board or principal positions in a variety of companies including HugoPosh and SkilletWorks. He previously served on the board of BrainJuiceMedia, an innovative digital and programmatic advertising company. He also served as CEO of Rock Media, working [...]

Dr. Eloisa Klementich is President and CEO of Invest Atlanta. Previously, Eloisa served as managing director of business development at Invest Atlanta. In this position, she worked to attract new businesses and create initiatives that promoted job growth in Atlanta. Before coming to Invest Atlanta, Eloisa served as special assistant for economic development at the [...]

In 2001, Andy Levine was managing the rock band, Sister Hazel. That year, some of the band s most passionate fans expressed their desire to go on a trip with the band. Andy began brainstorming ideas and eventually settled on a Sister Hazel fan cruise through the Caribbean. Despite some initial concerns about being trapped on [...]

Shaun Bank is a passionate and seasoned technology consulting leader with almost 20 years of IT consulting experience. He loves solving client problems, delivering high quality deliverables and being a trusted advisor to his clients. He has worked across large and small clients in the Telecommunications, Auto, Finance, Hospitality, Retail, and Insurance industries including AT&T, [...]

Hillary Drummond Simpson is a Certified Parent Coach and Young Men s Success Coach who works with parents and organizations to support the success of young black men by coaching and mentoring alongside successful black men in various fields. Hillary also works with organizations that serve young men by providing turnkey programs that will motivate, inspire [...]

In addition to the Civic Walls Project, Toyin Adon-Abel Jr. is also Founder and Creative Director of Meddling Minds, a network of socially conscious professionals and creatives leveraging the power of marketing to empower our communities. MeddlingMinds centers around helping aspirational brands find purpose. They help startups, large brands, nonprofits and entrepreneurs generate revenue results [....

Barclay Keith is the CEO and co-founder of Artis Technologies, a provider of modern lending solutions for businesses to offer affordable, low-friction financing to their customers at the point of need. Keith is responsible for the overall strategic vision, execution, and success of the company, instrumental in launching the startup and providing direction in its [...]

If your company has a lease, this one goes out to you. Did you know that a new accounting standard (ASC 842) requires that companies recognize their leases on their balance sheets? If you're thinking this sounds like something you've heard before, you're probably right. The deadline for companies to comply has been deferred twice [...]

Norma F. Stanley is President/CEO of E.E.E. (Enlightened, Empowered and Enriched) Marketing Group, Inc., where she serves as a corporate diversity and inclusion/PR consultant specializing in the disability community. The mother of an adult-dependent daughter born with cerebral palsy, Norma s mission is to serve as an international change agent for people with disabilities, leveraging the [...]

Ryan McConnell works closely with Senior Leadership to aggressively grow the SelecSource Engineering and Technology Staffing Solutions division. Ryan has an extensive background in the recruitment industry, having helped companies like Coca-Cola, T-Mobile, WestRock and Deutsche Bank hire over 220 Engineering/IT professionals. In addition, Ryan has sold Engineering and IT Staffing solutions, helped...

Michael Fite, District Medical Director with One Medical, is an experienced physician leader with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & ambulatory environments within the health care industry. Strong healthcare services professional with a Master's Degree focused in Health/Health Care Administration/Management from Harvard School of Public Health. Follow One Medical on LinkedIn, Face...

As President and CEO of Harry Norman, REALTORS®, Jenni Bonura oversees the operations of 13 sales offices while managing partnerships in mortgage, title, and insurance ventures. Taking an active role in every aspect of the business, the Miami native particularly enjoys luxury-home marketing and sales, new-home and high-rise marketing and sales management as well as [...]

Black-owned Phoenix Mortgage Specialist, Inc. is thriving in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the Washington Post, the economic downturn has permanently shut down more than 100,000 small businesses. Lucius Mack owns the Atlanta-area business that offers premier mortgage broker services, which makes him a member of a rare professional group. Of the [...]

Jordan Fladell is CEO and Co-Founder of mLevel, the award-winning digital learning platform. He brings a unique viewpoint to the learning world as for the past twenty-five years Jordan has been delivering and educating corporations on disruptive technologies witnessing firsthand the engagement challenge companies face today. The excitement and passion for helping companies successfully drive [...]